Watch the episode on YouTube How Race and Disability Shape Inclusive Education | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Dr. Zerek Mayes — Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at a private school in Chicago, Illinois. Dena Slanda — Faculty at the University of Central Florida, working on teacher preparation grants through the Office of Special Education
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Watch the episode on YouTube The Best of Think Inclusive Volume 2 | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Episode Summary This “Best of” episode features four powerful clips: a never‑before‑released conversation with Lou Brown from 2019; plus highlights with Katie Novak, Alfie Kohn, and Cheryl Jorgensen. Together they tackle enduring questions—why inclusive placements outperform
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By Charles Walters What do you think of when you hear the term “self-determination?” Perhaps the first thing that comes to your mind involves the specific skills that we have come to associate with self-determined behavior. These are things like self-advocacy, problem solving, and choice making, to name a few. In this reflex to associate
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Watch the episode on YouTube Reimagining Special Education: Jenna Rufo on How I | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Dr. Jenna Rufo is an author, educator, and inclusive education consultant who founded empowerED School Solutions to help districts implement inclusive practices. She previously served as a special education administrator, director, and assistant superintendent, after beginning her
Watch the episode on YouTube Michael McSheehan on Building Inclusive Schools wi | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Michael McSheehan is the owner and lead technical assistance provider at Evolve and Effect, LLC. He partners with schools, districts, and state agencies nationwide to strengthen inclusive education by braiding MTSS (Multi‑Tiered System of Support) and UDL (Universal Design for Learning).
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Watch the episode on YouTube. The Good Things in Life: Building Inclusive Lives | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Genia Stephen — founder and host of the Good Things In Life podcast. She supports families to help kids with intellectual disabilities build inclusive lives at home, school, and in the community. She’s also a midwife with 10+
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Watch the episode on YouTube. What Is Co‑Teaching? Expert Insights from Marilyn | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Marilyn Friend — Renowned expert on co‑teaching and inclusive practices; author of practitioner books including Co‑Teach and Specially Designed Instruction for Co‑Teaching. She emphasizes co‑teaching as a service delivery option that embeds specially designed instruction in general education classrooms. Learn more at coteach.com or
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Watch the episode on YouTube. Why Exclusion Fails Students: Lessons from the Doc | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Sarah Wishart is the Creative Director at EachOther, a UK human-rights journalism charity, where she leads both the editorial and film teams. With a background in theatre/performance and communications in the education/media space, she focuses on storytelling
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Watch the episode on YouTube. Having High Expectations for All Students with Wya | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Wyatt Oroke (often “Mr. O”) is a nationally recognized Baltimore educator known for his work in social justice and literacy. He teaches 7th–8th grade English and Honors English at City Springs Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City.
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Watch the episode on YouTube How Poway Unified Transformed Special Education | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Megan Gross — Special education teacher (14 years) and teacher on special assignment supporting inclusive practices and leading professional learning for K–12 teams in the Poway Unified school district. 2017 California Teacher of the Year and co‑author of The Inclusion Toolbox (with Dr. Jenny Kurth) and ParaEducate (with Renay
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